A Few Outfits from the Past Week

I have a few cute outfits that I wore last week to share.

I wore this one at the beginning of the week (don't remember if it was Monday or Tuesday but it was definitively before the rain came) after school. I am not a legging person but this tunic-dress is too short to be worn without something underneath, even for me. It's a cord dress from Old Navy and made some buzz in the blogosphere last year. They have a similar version this year here that you can see on Gigi and also a drawstring-waist version. I could have sized up but I ordered it without trying it on and by the time it arrived it was completely sold out. Thus the leggings (I wore it without the belt):





The next outfit is pretty unusual for me. It's a knit dress by Zara and I think it's the only knit dress that I own. It has been hanging in my closet for years (bought it before baby) and the neckline now is very low as the fabric stretched out. I wore it Friday morning to a "coffee meeting" at school. I wasn't sure how the other moms would show up so I thought that a dress was a pretty neutral solution (in the end it was very casual but I didn't feel too dressed up anyway). I paired the dress with the JCrew whirling ruffle cardigan from last year (which is exactly the same color and texture of the dress) and the blossom belt that I just bought on supersale (after stalking it for quite a long time):



It was very dark in my bedroom that morning, so I also took a pic while I was in the fitting room at JCrew where you can better see the details:



It was raining so I topped the outfit with an old classic trench (also by Zara) and a vintage Hermes scarf (that my aunt had offered my mom years and years ago and my mom gave to me):





I always get a "Inspecteur Clouseau" feeling when I wear this trench (any long trench actually). For years I fantasized about buying a classic Burberry trench but then I realized that it's not for me, I am just too short to rock this look (but at least the Zara one keeps me dry). I will let you guess about the boots that I am wearing (post coming next).

And on Saturday night I broke out my new wool crepe cropped pants in bronzed twig to dinner with friends (love them). It was warm, so I didn't wear a jacket but only a cardigan. The top is the ribbon-front top from last year that I can finally wear because I finally found a cardigan long enough (the Loft v-neck cardigan) but not too long on me as the Infinity/Eternity one. I also broke out the BR heels. I have to say that these are not the most comfortable heels that I own, actually quite the opposite so I will save them for short walks. My husband thought that the heels were "funny" (he also asked if it was normal that my pants were that short. Guess he doesn't quite get the concept of cropped pants):



Have a happy Tuesday!